Talk about laying down the gauntlet. That is all here. The finals are on 7th October. See you.

Gayle: "I prefer to hit more sixes than boundaries. I am really happy with the win. I hope to do well against Sri Lanka on Sunday. We needed this victory badly and we are glad to defeat Australia. I was aware that I was not on strike but I was confident that the other guys would score. I had good support from Marlon Samuels and Dwayne Bravo played his part. Some big hits from Pollard pushed us beyond 200. I did not panic. I take into consideration which bowlers I target. Starc bowled well. I had to target the spinners and it paid off. I like to say sorry to Sri Lanka because that World Cup is OURS. Sri Lanka are going to have more support but this World Cup is for the West Indies. The atmosphere in the earlier super eight game against the hosts was amazing. It will be a good game in the final but WE will come out on top."

Chris Gayle is the MoM for his unbeaten 75 off 41 balls.

Sammy: "We did what we had to do to get into the semi-finals. The way Gayle and Samuels played set the game up. We had to bring our A-game today and the bowlers responded. If we look at the quality in the dressing room, we only need to execute our skills. I just tell Gayle good luck while batting. What he brings to the team is amazing. We have one more hurdle to cross and we hope to cross it. Sri Lanka are a tough team to beat and we hope to have a great game in the final."

Bailey: "We were outplayed and full credit to the West Indies. They deserve to be in the final. Gayle was subdued for a little while. Samuels and Dwayne Bravo eased the presure off Gayle, but he (Gayle) was superb. We have to play our best cricket in the knock-out stages but West Indies were better. There is no one particular area where we can improve. We need to improve on all three departments."

It has been a wonderful performance from the West Indies. They were much better in all departments today. Gayle and Pollard took the game away as their big hits took West Indies beyond 200. Australia never got going and they were restricted to 43/6. Bailey came in and scored his first T20I fifty. However, the asking rate was too much as Australia suffered a 74 run defeat. It will be Sri Lanka versus West Indies on 7th.

16.4

Rampaul to Starc, out Bowled!! Game over and West Indies reach their first ever T20 Cup final. Good length ball on the off stump, Starc looks to slog it over mid wicket but he misses and the ball hits the top of off stump, this is the second heaviest defeat for Australia in T20Is. Starc b Rampaul 2(5)

Rampaul to Starc, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

16.3

Rampaul to Doherty, 3 runs, back of a length delivery on leg stump, Doherty gets an inside edge that rolls to point, they sneak a quick single as Samuels misses with the under-arm flick and the ball rolls to deep mid wicket for another couple of extra runs